The 'Fore Day Blues (Ishmon Bracey)

Playin' "Fore Day Blues" by the great Ishmon Bracey Ishmon Bracey (January 9, 1899[1] or 1901 – February 12, 1970), sometimes credited as Ishman Bracey, was an American Delta blues singer-guitarist.[2] Alongside his contemporary Tommy Johnson, Bracey was a highly influential bluesman in Jackson, Mississippi, and was one of the area's earliest figures to record blues material. Bracey's recordings include "Trouble Hearted Blues" and "Left Alone Blues", both of which appear on several compilation albums. "Fore Day Blues" was recorded the same day as "Trouble Hearted Blues". Bracey recorded two takes of it on August 31, 1928